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EU Funds Cover Deportation Flights | Cork News
The government’s spent nearly 3.5 million euros on deportation flights since February last year—covering everything from emergency landings in Nigeria to de-icing planes in Poland and Lithuania. Ten flights have returned 377 individuals, each escorted by specially trained An Garda Síochána officers, with medical teams and Human Rights Observers on board. The most expensive trip? A February flight to South Africa costing over 719,000 euros with 133 officers. Most of the cost—about 3.45 million—is expected to be reimbursed by the EU, with 75% of Garda and charter expenses recouped by 2027…
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